How to run the application at windows startup without touch the Registry?

In my Windows 7, some applications run automatically at startup but i开发者_JAVA百科n in the Run key of the registry there is nothing about these applications. So I would to know How to run the application at windows startup without touch the Registry.

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Here's a non-exhaustive list of ways on might run something at startup:

• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (for 64bit Windows)
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• Install a service
• Schedule a task (seems quite trendy... Google Updater does this, look here: %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s)
• Startup folder

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you can put a shortcut of the application in %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\startup folder

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There is "Startup" section in Start->All Programs->Startup. You can put any batch script or exe.

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Download the Microsoft (formerly SysInternals) utility AUTORUNS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902). This will give you an overview of every place where an application can 'register' itself for automatic startup.